This year we begin our religious education program as the St John-St Joseph Catholic Collaborative … two separate parishes sharing a pastor and collaborating in our ministry to all parishioners. Fr Matt Williams, our new pastor, and Fr Joe Boafo, our new parochial vicar, look forward to meeting all of you. This has been an exciting time and the future holds many opportunities for our parishes and your family.

This year we will continue to partner for our Religious Education Program. Working together our program is held at St. John’s and provides faith education to parishioners of all ages. Each parish brings its own gifts and talents to this program. Many of our families are already neighbors, attend the same schools, and participate in the same activities. This is an opportunity to share faith experiences that are so important in building strong families.

Our Religious Education Program is an essential part of the mission of our parishes. The goal of our program is to form our children to be disciples of Jesus Christ, capable of living life with Catholic-Christian values. Our program is rooted in family attendance at the celebration of Sunday Mass where each of us draws strength from the Gospel and the Eucharist.

We value our parents as the first and most important educators in their child’s faith development. Each year we review our program listening to our parents, teachers, clergy, and parishioners. Working together we continue to strive to develop programs that involve families in the faith education of our children. Our parishes also reach out to all family members to provide education and sacrament preparation. You will see on our registration form information regarding programs that may have interest for parents, guardians, or adult children.

To the right on this page is a link to the registration materials for grades 1 through 10 for the upcoming year. We ask your cooperation in returning your family’s registration form (two pages) by September 24. Complete schedules will be distributed at each opening class.